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Field cricket

Gryllus campestris

61Records since 2000
MayPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May35
Jun15
Jul5
Aug1
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England3
2Suffolk England1
3Isle of Wight England1
60 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
61
Peak month
May
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Gryllus campestris
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
NBN Atlas records since 2000
73
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Gryllidae
Genus
Gryllus
Name with authority
Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q727567 · GBIF 1716462